Office

Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

Ontario, 2000

Education

University of Western Ontario, LL.B. (with Distinction)

University of Western Ontario, B.A. (with Distinction)

Language(s)

English

Victoria’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, corporate governance and complex commercial arrangements for financial institutions, REITs, and public and private corporations, with specialized expertise in the financial services and retirement homes sectors.

In addition to her transactional practice, Victoria routinely advises Canadian and foreign financial institutions and other regulated and unregulated financial service providers on a variety of regulatory matters, including bank and insurance regulation, Fintech, compliance, establishment of new financial institutions in Canada, corporate governance, credit cards, payment and settlement systems, compliance and outsourcing arrangements.

Victoria completed a secondment at the Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions in 2010.

Ventas Inc. in its $980 million acquisition of 29 independent living seniors housing communities across Canada from Holiday Retirement Corp.

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. in its $170 million acquisition of eight independent living seniors housing communities and one assisted living facility located in Ontario and British Columbia from BayBridge Seniors Housing.

Chorus Aviation in its $80 million acquisition of Voyageur Airways.

Ventas Inc. in its successfully litigated cash acquisition of the assets of Sunrise Senior Living REIT.

Osler is a leading business law firm practising internationally from offices across Canada and in New York. Our clients include industry and business leaders in all segments of the market and at various stages in the growth of their businesses. We have built our reputation on our commitment to our clients' success and the experience, expertise and collaborative approach for which we are recognized. We believe that our success is a reflection of our clients' success.